Administration & Finance / News / News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Abel Valencia Cougar Woods Named Level 1 Certified Green RestaurantHouston, May 11, 2018 — Cougar Woods Dining Commons was recently named a Level 1 Certified Green Restaurant by the Green Restaurant Association, a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants become more environmentally sustainable. Cougar Woods Dining Commons received 156.32 GreenPoints on the GRA's rigorous certification scale and implemented 65 environmental steps. Highlights of Green Accomplishments:
To see Cougar Woods Dining Commons' detailed Green Label and all of its environmental steps, click here. About the University of HoustonThe University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city, UH serves nearly 45,300 students in the most ethnically and culturally diverse region in the country. About the Green Restaurant AssociationThe Green Restaurant Association is a national non-profit organization that provides the only official Certified Green Restaurants® mark in the country. For 25 years, the GRA has pioneered the Green Restaurant® movement and has been the leading voice within the industry encouraging restaurants to listen to consumer demand and green their operations using transparent, science-based certification standards. With their turnkey certification system, the GRA has made it easy for thousands of restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable in a profitable manner. The GRA has been featured on CNN, NBC Nightly News, NPR, and in The New York Times, and The Washington Post. For more information visit www.dinegreen.com. |